Category Archives: Worship
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Join Us This Sunday for Worship: January 11, 2026
Posted on January 9, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipThis Sunday, we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ. We will closely read the Gospel of Matthew’s account and spend some time with Jesus’ cousin and baptizer, John the Baptist. Prayers, music, fellowship, reflection, and worship of our Creator God. We invite you to join us in the Sanctuary or online. Download the Worship Bulletin […]
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Epiphany Sunday Worship & Celebration Dinner
Posted on December 31, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Worship, YouthGuided by a star in the heavens, the Magi found their way to a barn (or more likely a cave) in Palestine of the Roman Empire. They had to dodge a tyrant king who cared for nothing but his own power and eventually arrived with gifts at the manger of the true king, the infant […]
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Epiphany Celebration
Posted on December 30, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship, YouthSunday, Jan 4, 2026 5 pm in the Tucker Room Our annual Epiphany Celebration will take place on Sunday, January 4 at 5 PM. We invite you to bring your friends, family, and neighbors, plus a potluck plate or dish to share. All ages are welcome for the dinner and the candlelit walk through the […]
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Join Us for Worship on December 28, the 4th Day of Christmas
Posted on December 23, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipOn the fourth day of Christmas, the calling birds are calling you to join us for worship in the sanctuary or online, Sunday at 10am. Some say that each of the days in the “12 days of Christmas” reference different aspects of the Christian catechism, the 4 calling birds being the 4 gospels, for instance. On Christmas […]
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Open Doors Winter Update
Posted on December 22, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipDecember 19, 2025 What has the Open Doors Working Group (the group tasked with spearheading the work of discerning the future of our wonderful and challenging building) been working on this fall? We will answer that question in two ways! First we would like to invite you to spend time with ODWG as we host […]
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4th Sunday of Advent Worship: Christmas Pageant
Posted on December 18, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship, Youth4th Sunday of Advent Worship: Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 21, 10:00 AM Gather in all you worshippers to Bethlehem on this Sunday morn, join with the animals and shepherds, the angels and magi to witness again the story of the birth of Jesus as shared by the children of First Congregational Church in […]
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Green is Good, Greener is Gooder
Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthThe Justice Ministry would like your participation in a pilot to improve our church’s efforts to reduce trash and improve sustainable practices. We are launching a six month pilot to include composting of our food waste in the building. You will begin to see buckets labeled COMPOST with illustrations of all the things you can dispose […]
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Christmas Eve Worship: Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship, YouthChristmas Eve Family Candlelight Service Wednesday, Dec. 24, 5:00 PM A beautiful Christmas Eve service with participation from some of our children and the traditional lighting of candles in the darkened sanctuary to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child! Join us in person or online. Download the 5 pm Bulletin Here: 12-24-25 – Family […]
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Service of Light
Posted on December 11, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Grieving in Community, Latest News, Ripley, WorshipThursday, Dec 18, 2025 at 7 PM Ripley Chapel (no livestream) The Service of Light, held in Ripley Chapel, is a beautiful reflective ritual of prayer, candle lighting, readings and cello music. The service acknowledges the darkness and difficulty of the season for many and calls forth a Christmas hope that is deeper and more enduring than […]
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A Festival of Lessons & Carols featuring Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols
Posted on December 10, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship, YouthSunday, Dec.14, 10:00 am In the Sanctuary and livestreamed Please join us on Sunday, December 14 at 10:00 am. for First Congregational Church’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition from England where God’s word is proclaimed and contemplated in a special sequence of readings, prayers, poetry, choral anthems and congregational carols and […]
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